Authentication protocols serve as the backbone of online security, enabling users to confirm their identities securely and access protected information and services. They define how claimants (users ...

Organizations invest time and money into staying safe from cyber threats, so it's critical they can measure how well their cybersecurity investments are paying off. Take password policies. Every ...

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A design flaw in the decades-old RADIUS authentication protocol allows attackers to take over network devices from a man-in-the-middle position by exploiting MD5 hash collisions. The “secure enough” ...

Learn how to modernize legacy login systems with a step-by-step framework for implementing secure federated identity and modern authentication.

BastionZero's OpenPubkey, which is a new cryptographic protocol that's designed to fortify the open-source software ecosystem, is now a Linux Foundation open-source project. Docker is also integrating ...

Password manager software has transformed digital security, moving beyond simple lists of usernames and passwords to encrypted vaults with cloud sync, TOTP generation, and breach monitoring. Modern ...

A new zero-day vulnerability in NTLM discovered by researchers at 0patch allows attackers to steal NTLM credentials by having a user view a specially crafted malicious file in Windows Explorer — no ...